RAF Kirmington

RAF Kirmington
RAF Kirmington
Kirmington, Lincolnshire in England
	Humberside International Airport
	RAF Kirmington Shown within Lincolnshire RAF Kirmington RAF Kirmington (the United Kingdom)
Coordinates	53°34′40″N 000°20′39″W / 53.57778°N 0.34417°W
Type	Royal Air Force satellite station; 13 Base substation 1943-46
Code	KG
Site information
Owner	Air Ministry
Operator	Royal Air Force
Controlled by	RAF Bomber Command; * No. 1 Group RAF
Site history
Built	1942
In use	October 1942 - 1953
Battles/wars	European theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Identifiers	IATA: HUY, ICAO: EGNJ
Elevation	26 metres (85 ft) AMSL
Runways
00/00	Concrete/Tarmac
00/00	Concrete/Tarmac
00/00	Concrete/Tarmac

Royal Air Force Kirmington or more simply RAF Kirmington is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located 6.2 miles (10.0 km) north east of Brigg, Lincolnshire and 11 miles (18 km) south west of Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England.

History

Second World War

It took its name from the village of Kirmington nearby; the most notable squadron posted there was No. 166 Squadron RAF^[2] and a memorial plaque to the members of that unit is in the parish church. The airfield opened in January 1942 ^[3]

Squadron	Equipment	From	To	Notes
No. 142 Squadron RAF	Vickers Wellington III/X	19 December 1942	19 December 1942	Disbanded^[4]
No. 150 Squadron RAF	Wellington IC and III	October 1942	19 December 1942	Blida, Algeria^[5]
No. 153 Squadron RAF	Avro Lancaster BI/BIII	7 October 1944	15 October 1944	RAF Scampton Reformed here.^[6]
No. 166 Squadron RAF	Wellington III/X	27 January 1943	February 1943	Disbanded^[7]
No. 166 Squadron RAF	Lancaster BI/BIII	September 1943	18 November 1945	Disbanded^[7]

The site was also used by No. 15 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit as a Relief Landing Ground between March and October 1942.^[8]

Post 1945

From February 1946 the station was put on care and maintenance until relinquished by the Air Ministry to the Ministry of Agriculture in 1953.^[9]

Current use

In 1970, after changing hands several times, Kirmington was selected as the best location for a regional airport serving the Hull, Grimsby and Scunthorpe localities and has become Humberside Airport.^[9]

References

Citations

^ ^a ^b Falconer 2012, p. 122.
^ Halpenny 1981, p. 120.
^ Lincolnshire Airfields in the 2nd World War - p152 - Patrick Otter - Countryside Books - 1996 - ISBN 978 1 85306 424 1
^ Jefford 1988, p. 61.
^ Jefford 1988, p. 62.
^ Jefford 1988, p. 63.
^ ^a ^b Jefford 1988, p. 64.
^ Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 34.
^ ^a ^b Halpenny 1981, p. 121.

Bibliography

Falconer, Jonathan (2012). RAF Airfields of World War 2. UK: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85780-349-5.
Halpenny, B.B. Action Stations: Wartime Military Airfields of Lincolnshire and the East Midlands v. 2. Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Patrick Stephens Ltd, 1981. ISBN 0-85059-484-7.
Jefford, C.G. RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive Record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1988. ISBN 1-84037-141-2.
Sturtivant, Ray; Hamlin, John (2007). Royal Air Force flying training and support units since 1912. Tonbridge, UK: Air-Britain (Historians). ISBN 978-0851-3036-59.

External links

[FOOTNOTEFalconer2012122-1] Falconer 2012, p. 122.

[Halpenny1981p120-2] Halpenny 1981, p. 120.

[3] Lincolnshire Airfields in the 2nd World War - p152 - Patrick Otter - Countryside Books - 1996 - ISBN 978 1 85306 424 1

[Jefford1988p61-4] Jefford 1988, p. 61.

[Jefford1988p62-5] Jefford 1988, p. 62.

[Jefford1988p63-6] Jefford 1988, p. 63.

[Jefford1988p64-7] Jefford 1988, p. 64.

[FOOTNOTESturtivantHamlin200734-8] Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 34.

[Halpenny1981p121-9] Halpenny 1981, p. 121.

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